DOUGLAS WHITE v. R.L. PERSONS CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendant-Respondent.

In a two-count petition, Douglas White (“Employee”) sued R.L. Persons Construction, Inc. (“RLP”), for unpaid prevailing wages under section 290.300 1 (“Count 1”) and under a breach of contract claim as a third party beneficiary (“Count 2”). Following a bench trial, the trial court found that Employee failed to meet his burden of proof on both claims and entered judgment in favor of RLP. On appeal, Employee contends that the trial court erred' because: (1) “it applied an improper legal standard by requiring [Employee] to prove he was substantially dedicated to the job site[;]” (2) “it failed…